Asia China The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, the highest court in China's Special Administrative Region, has asked the Hong Kong government to pass a law making it possible for same-sex civil unions to be recognised
Asia Japan Tokyo will provide over $140 million in additional financial aid for its fishing industry following China's blanket import ban on Japanese fish products after the release of radioactive water from Fukushima
Asia Kuwait Kuwait's debate team took first place for the first time in the International Arabic-language school debate championship, 6th edition, Doha, Qatar 2023, winning debate on the issue of dividing students into classes based on academic ability
Asia Kazakhstan Construction of a new desalination plant in Mangystau Region has begun, aimed at meeting the growing demand for drinking water in the area
Asia Iraq The Iraqi Oil Ministry has received approval from the Ministerial Council of Energy for a final agreement with ExxonMobil
Asia Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze, chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, says the primary goal of initiating impeachment proceedings is to have the Constitutional Court confirm a blatant violation of the Constitution by the President
Asia Turkey Istanbul governor's new ban on alcohol consumption in public places such as parks and beaches has been taken to court by the Istanbul Bar Association, claiming that it is a violation of the Turkish Constitution and European conventions
Asia Turkmenistan A ceremony was held to inaugurate a new complex of buildings of the Civil Service Academy, for the training and professional development of senior managers and civil servants
Asia Tajikistan President Rahmon instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to notify the General Secretariat of the Standards and Metrology Institute of Islamic Countries (SMIIC) of the Republic's membership in the organization
Asia Laos Vang Vieng district authorities have made improvements to several facilities and services ahead of the Visit Laos Year 2024
Asia Cambodia A sarus crane nest has been discovered by WCS Cambodia's wildlife monitoring team in the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, the second such find after the first in 2020, hopefully marking a trend
Asia North Korea Kim Jong-un will meet Vladimir Putin in Russia and discuss sending North Korean weapons to Moscow; he would be travelling by armoured train to Vladivostok, according to US officials cited by the New York Times
Asia Oman A two-day international forum on frankincense and medicinal plants will be held September 3 and 4 at Dhofar University to revive frankincense cultivation and to support advanced ways of research and development on medicinal plants